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As the host and recipient of the ‘Favourite Global Music Star’ award at this year’s Kids’ Choice Awards in Santa Monica, singer Tyla served multiple memorable fashion moments.
The South African pop star’s standout sartorial moment of the fun-filled night, however, came in the form of a 2006 Spring RTW Roberto Cavalli minidress. Straight off a Y2K mood board, the ombre orange and yellow number featured layers of ruffled fabric in a cascading high-low effect. The sweetheart bust was adorned with a gold appliqué bow, the ends of which worked their way down the skirt. At just 23 years of age, the singer is almost as old as the dress she wore.
Looking every bit the 2000s pop star, the singer accessorised with a Ruslan Baginskiy burnt orange newsboy hat, chunky jewellery, and gold pumps. These details, along with her square French tips, left nothing lacking in noughties aesthetics. In fact, the look, curated by Law Roach, well-known as Zendaya’s stylist, also involved a bit of fashion history beyond its archival origins.
Not long after its runway debut, the strapless Cavalli dress was worn by fellow singer Beyoncé, paired with simple gold pumps. This was almost twenty years before Tyla’s rendition of the look, likely older than most attendees and viewers of the award show.
Roach also coordinated the singer’s other looks for the show, including her red-carpet crop top and high-low printed skirt, as well as her denim micro shorts and printed tee look later in the night—all Y2K approved. The stylist first worked with Tyla at the 2025 Met Gala in May, where she wore a white and black striped Jacquemus gown with a dramatic coat and train to boot.
Fans of fashion history will also be relieved to hear that it was in fact the shorts and tee outfit, and not the Cavalli, in which the pop star was slimed (a staple feature of the award show), as were other attendees such as Katseye, Jack Black, and MGK.
